Tag Archives: Israel TV series

real estate in East Jerusalem (TV series: East Side – Yossi Madmoni & Yael Rubinstein, 2023)

Posted on April 18, 2023 by admin

The fate of the Israeli public television continues to be uncertain, in a very volatile political situation. The best response of TV programs creators in these situations is to continue to do what some of them know how to do … Continue reading →

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a mystery in Jerusalem (TV Series: Aviram Katz – Dana Modan, Eitan Zur, 2023)

Posted on February 18, 2023 by admin

Public television is in Israel, as in other parts of the world, at the center of a debate over its very existence as an institution funded (at least in part) by taxpayers’ money. At almost every change of government, its … Continue reading →

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a camp in Africa (TV series: Carthago – Levi brothers, 2022)

Posted on January 21, 2023 by admin

The future of public television is under constant debate in Israel. The debate grows in intensity when, as in recent months, there is a change of government accompanied by changes in directions and priorities in terms of information and cultural … Continue reading →

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a TV series about theatre (TV Series: Chazarot – Noa Koller, 2020)

Posted on January 22, 2021 by admin

Israeli television surprises and succeeds again with ‘Rehearsals‘ (‘Chazarot‘ in Hebrew), another series that has a chance to be an international success (after the success at home) and turn into a ‘formula’ to be exported and re-located in other parts … Continue reading →

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Israeli PD Blue (TV series: Manayek – Roee Idan, 2020)

Posted on September 2, 2020 by admin

We have a lot to complain about this summer, but it was a great summer for the Israeli television. In less than three months I saw three interesting series, well written, excellently acted and directed with talent and originality. The … Continue reading →

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distorted reality (TV series: Losing Alice – Ayelet Zurer, 2020)

Posted on August 12, 2020 by admin

‘Losing Alice‘ (the Hebrew title is ‘L’abed et Alice‘) is a very ambitious Israeli television production, an eight-episode mini-series that bears no resemblance to anything ever produced for the ‘small screens’ in Israel. Apple TV bought this series, together with … Continue reading →

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a techno-thriller in the Middle East (TV series: Tehran – Niv Sultan, 2020)

Posted on July 29, 2020 by admin

‘Tehran‘ is one of the most ambitious productions of Israeli television in recent years. Israeli series have not shied away from subjects related to the conflicts in the Middle East, and ‘Fauda‘ is the best (but not the only) example … Continue reading →

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Israel Meets India and Nepal (in TV series)

Posted on August 25, 2012 by admin

I saw this week the last episode of Kathmandu. It’s the second TV series launched this year dealing with a phenomenon well-known to Israelis – the trips to the Indian subcontinent, which many Israeli youths take, usually after finishing the … Continue reading →

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